Finance
Stock Market close highlights, Tuesday, June 17, 2025: Following a good start, Indian equities markets fell on Tuesday, as investors became wary after US President Donald Trump issued a warning against Iran over the ongoing confrontation, claiming that Tehran should have pursued a nuclear deal with the US.
After touching an intraday low of 81,427, the Sensex closed at 81,583.3, down 212.85 points or 0.26 percent. The Nifty50 closed at 24,853.40, down 93.1 points or 0.37%.
In the broader markets, the Nifty Midcap100 and Nifty Smallcap100 indices fell by 0.79 percent and 0.82 percent, respectively.
Except for IT, all other sectors ended up losing money. The Nifty Pharma and Metal indices emerged as top laggards down by 1.89 per cent and 1.43 per cent, respectively. Nifty Consumer Durables, Oil & Gas, Realty, Auto, Energy, Bank, FMCG, and Media also fell up to 1 per cent.
Among the Sensex constituents, 21 out of 30 equities fell, with Tata Motors, Eternal, Sun Pharma, Bajaj Finance, IndusInd Bank, Bajaj Finserv, and Nestle India leading the way. The biggest gainers included Tech Mahindra, Asian Paints, Infosys, Maruti Suzuki, NTPC, TCS, and HCL Tech.
India’s VIX, a fear index that measures market volatility, declined 2.93 percent to 14.402 points.
Source: BS
